With schools reopening for the 2020-2021 academic year, the Public Education and Outreach unit of the Anti-Corruption Commission office in Kono district, has begun one of its major outreach programs – Meet-the-School campaign. The unit on 13th October 2020 met with teachers and pupils of Dawa Islamic Secondary School at Koakoyima, Koidu City, to discuss likely corruption issues in an effort to help pave the way for the delivery of...Read More
The Sierra Leone Archery Association in partnership with the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Sierra Leone and the Development of National Sports Structure (DNSS) for Archery recently presented certificates to 19 participants of the online Level 1 coaching, Ardel, and Practical courses. According to a press release issues by the National Olympic Committee, each of the 19 participants was presented with three certificates at the Henry Moore Auditorium at the...Read More
Just a few days after losing to Mauritania in a 2-1 friendly match at the Stade Cheikha Boydie, Nouakchott Mauritania on Friday, Leone Stars suffered another 1-0 defeat on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at the Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey with spectators for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic. Both matches are part of Sierra Leone’s preparation to play Nigeria, who played out a 1-1 draw with Tunisia in...Read More
The Director of National Budget in the Ministry of Finance Mr. Tasima Jah has assured the Ministry of Internal Affairs that his Ministry is committed to the construction of a new correction centre that will replace the overcrowded Freetown Male Correctional Centre at Pademba Road in Freetown. He made this disclosure during the ongoing budget hearing in the conference hall of the Ministry of Finance in Freetown after the Internal...Read More
Ibrahim Barrie, the Secretary-General of the Motor Drivers and General Transport Workers Union, at Peace Market Ferry Junction in the east of Freetown, has appealed to the Government of Sierra Leone to reopen the borders with Guinea. Speaking to Premier News on Tuesday, Barrie said that the border closure has caused joblessness among drivers, putting their sustenance into Jeopardy. Barrie said that the membership of the Union used to be...Read More
